r/Unexpected • u/Zee_Ventures • 2d ago

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u/post-explainer 2d ago edited 1d ago

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:

We expect the subject to be drenched, but it's the cameraman who is soaked.

Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/kermth 2d ago

r/praisethecameraman

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u/Depressed_Cat_00 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/1mpndGZ9xMQfgsucjm

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u/el_capi15 2d ago

MILF

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u/Hector_Ceromus 2d ago

Man Is Loyal Filmer.

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u/karlgeezer 2d ago

Man I Love Frogs

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u/mrhsyd 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/sb08e2jEdp3J2xMgus

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u/sexual_lemonade 1d ago

Just watched this and loved it, can't wait for season 2

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u/LostCurses 1d ago

Isn't season 2 already out? Or did you mean season 3?

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u/sexual_lemonade 1d ago

Oh my bad. I mean it somewhere I can watch it. I don't have crunchy roll

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u/ElSaggo 1d ago

Man I Love Filming (?)

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u/IntrepidHero42 2d ago

Funny to see this since I thought the guy looked a bit like Gary Neville

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u/Curiosive 2d ago

I'm glad this video ended in laughs but this is how people get swept out to sea (if they survive the fall).

Don't stand on a cliff edge under breaking waves. It only takes an inch or two of water to knock you off your feet, that full force of that wave would've been more than enough.

r/WatchPeopleSurvive

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u/Healthy_Squash4133 1d ago

Thank you, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that.

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u/FrogsMakePoorSoup 22h ago

Especially be careful if the rocks are already wet. They got that way somehow!

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u/rimong21 2d ago

had a friend who literally made a splash like that once

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u/LlorchDurden 2d ago

/r/getthecameramanwet (NSFW)

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u/kermth 2d ago

😂 i had to click.. just to know

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u/oneabovedoesntknow 1d ago

As a pro, I made sure the volume was off before clicking

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u/ProudReaction2204 1d ago

lol i had to watch the ending after seeing what i missed after reading this comment

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u/Leoxslasher 2d ago

Bro is hydrophobic

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u/montroller 2d ago

like a duck

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u/DisplayHonest6465 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/bseJE0DMIdJAkqeAQ2

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u/SCP239 2d ago

Please do not the duck

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u/YourBonesAreMoist 2d ago

Sorry. I did the duck.

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u/Commie_Scum69 2d ago

That's a goose

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u/PudPullerAlways 2d ago

No thats a cobra chicken notice the neck.

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u/Mr-_-Soandso 1d ago

A cobra chicken is a Canada goose and If you got a problem with Canada gooses, you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate.

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u/superspeck 1d ago

I heard Canada was renaming them to American Goose because they’re loud, mean, and shit everywhere.

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u/Mr-_-Soandso 1d ago

Nah, while funny, I think you missed the part where I said, "If you got a problem with Canada gooses, you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate." Maybe give it more time to marinate.

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u/Commie_Scum69 2d ago

that's a goose cobra chicken

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u/Commie_Scum69 2d ago

That's a goose

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u/Myron0117 1d ago

I'm goosing it

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u/Animastar 2d ago

Stop pleasuring your duck.

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u/Commie_Scum69 2d ago

That's a goose

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u/Animastar 2d ago

I see you've played duck duck goose before...

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u/Commie_Scum69 2d ago

That's a game.

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u/GanjasTriforce 2d ago

My brother in Christ

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u/Commie_Scum69 2d ago

that's a goose

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u/CMTV-IPTV 1d ago

Hes a witch!

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u/queeirdo 2d ago

It's a shame that people are still hydrophobic in 2026

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u/timemeasureschange 1d ago

Wtf just let hydro get married?

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u/swefn 1d ago

Old Yeller would be so disappointed in us

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u/Unstillwill 2d ago

Hydro is brophobic

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u/ThunderCorg 2d ago

Who can afford rabies

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u/Jetsam5 15h ago

Man who cares if water wants to get married

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u/beardeddragon0113 1d ago

In 2026 smh

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u/Bird_Eats_Everything 2d ago

Scherezade! Music by Rimsky Korsakov

Absolute banger

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u/azarano 2d ago

One of my favorite symphonies. Amazing from the first movement on through!

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u/JoeyZasaa 2d ago

Exactly. Is there anything Justin Bieber can't do!

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u/johnthestarr 2d ago

Is this from the Sea and Sinbad movement? Perfect if so

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u/blake_ch 2d ago

Yes, first movement

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u/zatiznotmydog 2d ago

And for once the music doesn't ruin the shot!

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u/tomatomake 1d ago

So fucking good

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u/DogWithMustache 2d ago

Thank you!!!

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u/TabThere491721 2d ago

This might be the most fitting post for this sub I’ve seen. Double unexpected. Nice.

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u/ScrambledEggsandTS 2d ago

Finally

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u/boogasaurus-lefts 1d ago

Genuinely thought I was watching a guy gets sweapt out to sea. Unfortunately I saw a guy slowly drown that was doing this 'for the gram' his mate was beside himself.

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u/vivianvixxxen 2d ago

That's funny, bc I was coming to the comments to say this was the most expected thing ever, lol

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u/ExpFilm_Student 1d ago

I was coming to the comments too.

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u/Derfelkardan 1d ago

Holy shit! I too came to the comment section! That’s too much of a coincidence to be at random

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u/Woodie626 2d ago

Disagree. Stood by splash, got wet.

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u/Olbaidon 2d ago

Except

Stood by splash expected get wet, no get wet. Camera man we not know standing by splash or no by splash, get big big wet. Keep good good camera. Big win. Big unexpected.

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u/Woodie626 2d ago

Cameraman definitely by splash.

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u/TriangleReward 1d ago

It seemed pretty expected when the lens was hit by quite a bit of water

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u/Paradox2063 2d ago

How do you feel about pelican mouths? Just wondering.

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u/Olbaidon 2d ago

7 out of 10

10 out of 10 with baby

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u/prismafox 1d ago

Pelicans are doing the Storks work now?

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u/jadin- 2d ago

It was obvious the cameraman was getting hit well before the reveal.

They can't keep the camera steady from the water hitting them.

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u/Mr-_-Soandso 1d ago

Yeah I don't know what was unexpected about getting wet, but seeing how happy the cameraman was definitely brightened my day! They wanted to be epic and that did happen, but they also seem like good friends having a great time!

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u/aqualink4eva 23h ago

What was the second unexpected part? I expected him to stay dry, did not expect the cameraman to get soaked lol.

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u/Metalbound 2d ago

The whole time I just kept thinking, 'There's no way he is actually going to aura farm here, he is definitely getting KO'd by that wave.'

Then it never happened and I had to accept that he did indeed, aura farm.

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u/lesefant 2d ago

one of the few times adding music to a video actually makes it better

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u/Tulips_inSnow 2d ago

came here to say this

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u/accwork8723 2d ago

this seems extremely dangerous, if the wave causes him to lose his footing and he falls over the edge he's pretty much dead right?

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u/Lewisham 2d ago

Correct. Live on the California coast. Tourists die this way every year.

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u/wotsdislittlenoise 1d ago edited 1d ago

Live in Australia and it ain't just tourists. Rock fishing takes more lives annually in Aus than any other sport primarily because of this

Edit: a word. Bloody autocorrect

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u/dm319 1d ago

Yup and if you look at the force of that water - it only has to catch you, and those waves down on those rocks at the bottom will finish you off. My first thought watching this.

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u/Sleyvin 1d ago

Anybody who lived on a coast will tell you how dangerous that is inded.

Lots of people dies exactly this way.

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u/ashrocklynn 1d ago

Not even losing footing; a big wash can come out of nowhere and suck you into the riptide. Water is an incredibly strong force and a much smaller wave can put away more force on you than you could ever expect

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u/Tenpo_Gensui 2d ago

This is aboslutely not worth risking your life for people. Many tourists often get swept to sea and (worst case) die where I live to try to get a picture or video like this taken.

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u/complimentaryasshole 1d ago

Never turn your back to the ocean

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u/gobletofwine 19h ago

If you are facing ocean also nothing you can do

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u/These_Avocado_Bombs 2d ago

He's so gassed he got the shot and it worked out, then the camera turns

Hahahaha he's laughing at cameraman lol nice twist.

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u/scottsdgoh 2d ago

I’m afraid to upvote this to promote the fact that a guy almost got swept out to sea!

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u/chcameron 2d ago

Upvoted for Scheherezade

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u/le_nathanlol 2d ago

yo but the whole video was so cool besides that part, the splash, the fit, the clouds behind (as a cloud nerd)

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u/excableman 2d ago

I found the clouds in the background the most interesting thing in the video but I'm not a cloud nerd.  Can you explain what we're looking at?

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u/le_nathanlol 2d ago

im sharing this comment with all my contacts

these row like clouds are called undulatus, they happen when different wind speeds or wind directions cross paths at various altitudes in the atmosphere, creating "ripples" in thr sky

moisture in the air cools and turns into visible cloud droplets at the rising crests(was it called crests?) of the waves, while the sinking troughs remain clear, forming parallel rows

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u/BiZzles14 2d ago

How do I subscribe for more cloud facts?

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u/le_nathanlol 2d ago

well i dont recomend my profile for that for sure

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u/StronksBelwas 2d ago

Looks like turbulence is creating the banding near the end of the video. Not sure if it is a turbulence cloud at the beginning of the video or not. Perhaps rotary clouds?

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u/TheArtofWarPIGEON 1d ago

Survival instinct of a rock

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u/monkeymmboy 1d ago

Gonna go out on a limb here and say he knew what to expect before standing there with someone filming him

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u/ViniciusMachadoA 2d ago

This is the right way to farm aura

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u/TheFrenchSavage 2d ago

One is aura farming, while is the other is a wet cameraman.

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u/ashrocklynn 1d ago

Risking your life? This is up there with planking for rush if bodily harm... At least planking you hold your own life in your hands, this could kill you without you having a chance to protect yourself....

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u/Darth_LucSky 2d ago

Upvoted instantly as soon as I heard Korsakov's masterpiece playing.

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u/Ssme812 2d ago

Expected a fish to kiss him

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u/Aero_5249 2d ago

Please do not risk your life just for few comments

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u/ConfessSomeMeow 1d ago

But what about the imaginary internet points? What about the updoots?!?

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u/Ecstatic-Leading8730 2d ago

Well, that seems risky

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u/Conscious-Neat5636 2d ago

Anyone know the song?

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u/manondorf 2d ago

Scheherezade, by Rimsky-Korsakov, first movement, around 9 minutes in :)

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u/oohdanishfriend 2d ago

I thought the camera was falling into the sea

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u/Uwemann 2d ago

This is what I need rn

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u/Melodic_Trash_737 2d ago

Well done to camera man for still getting the shoot.

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u/Solid_Guess_7154 2d ago

I was honestly waiting for a fish to be thrown to the camera, but this was actually unexpected, congrats, finally a post that this sub deserves

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u/youaintgotnosoul 2d ago

This looks just like the Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog painting to me… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderer_Above_the_Sea_of_Fog

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u/GanjasTriforce 2d ago

The wind was magnifique

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u/TintoVeranoEs 2d ago

At the very least, it’s beautiful

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u/extremelyDude 2d ago

Look easy right? It's not easy to open your eye while salt inside

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u/biggaywizard 2d ago

Holy shit, it's Aquaman!

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u/No_Respond7886 2d ago

Hozier is out here controlling the seas in Ireland now?

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u/LividTemperance 2d ago

I’m telling the children of the future that this is water bending

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u/Eviscerati 1d ago

Absolute Cinema

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u/rimbaudvogessi 1d ago

🎶 Dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die… 🎶

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u/ashrocklynn 1d ago

That is actually incredibly dangerous and several people a year die standing that close to waves that break on rocks like that ... They often have riptides and will smash you in the rocks if you get washed in

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u/Glsbnewt 1d ago

This is stupidly dangerous

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u/vivekmg21 2d ago

Aura farming

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u/Oruma_Yar 2d ago

Model: Sirius Black

Cameraman: James Potter

Siriusly, this is something that they would have tried and found hilarious.

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u/iamunwhaticisme 2d ago

r/cameramanneverdies but can get wet sometimes.

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u/Not-Following-6370 2d ago

This is my phone's wallpaper now. Paid in upvote.

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u/ThotianaxGod 2d ago

Why did I get wet and somehow he didn't

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u/maddogg42 2d ago

"Hey man you ever been to to edge bro? U stand here and I will stand here."

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u/AlpineMind 2d ago

WHAT is the name of this song please??

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u/NoRightsProductions 2d ago

To quote the captain of the jungle cruise ride, “That’s because I know where to stand.”

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u/Natural-Computer7348 2d ago

More interested in the clouds behind with that pattern

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u/queuedUp 2d ago

I was expecting the camera to be on a tripod and get washed away

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u/DarthSwimfoot 2d ago

Yes dude, we see the fit.

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u/FermentedEel 1d ago

Holy sheet this is so dangerous. Great way to get swept out into the ocean, and wearing heavy ass clothing and shoes to weigh you down. 😬

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u/NotTooDeep 1d ago

My buddy and I were at La Jolla Cove, standing on a giant boulder several stories above the ocean. We were five feet apart, just standing and looking out at the ocean. A big wave rolled in and we heard it hit the rocks var below us. What we didn't notice was this crack the the boulder we were standing on.

Waters shot up through that crack in a white wall. We couldn't see through it. Both of us feared the other was being swept away and reached through the water to grab each other. Then the spray cleared. We had each other by the forearms. And the remaining mist turned into rainbows.

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u/AakhriPaastaa 1d ago

What's Zverev doing here

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u/dubbel_G 2d ago

Noice

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u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox 2d ago

too close to the edge, wet rock is often very slippery and you knock yourself out, drown, and or dragged out to sea

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u/Sassquatch0 2d ago

Fucking glorious!

Magnificent bastards, both of them.

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u/tarekd19 1d ago

Thats what I call drip

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u/OvaTsugi8274 1d ago

"Well, well well you finally arrived..."

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u/No_Land5402 1d ago

In the words of Mel Brooks as Van Helsing . . . "Everything in life is location, location, location"

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u/Raneynickelfire 1d ago

I was expecting an albatross or pelican bombing.

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u/Slusny_Cizinec 1d ago

I had kinda similar experience in Malta.

There was a place on the quay where water was spectacularly splashing up and falling back without wetting the promenade much. We stood there for good 5 minutes, taking a few nice photos, and then we went. After us, a coupe took our place and immediately especially big wave soaked them with water.

One of the photos I took: https://imgur.com/a/XWutC77

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u/selovanth 1d ago

Lowkey water bending

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u/irene_polystyrene 1d ago

Qui-gon is that you??

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u/Torquey_Traction1214 1d ago

totally expected one of those failarmy bits where dude got swept away to Alabama !

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u/Traditional-Look8839 1d ago

Anything for the shot.

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u/RAHDRIVE 1d ago

Can’t blame a man for wanting a frothy salty briney bukake….

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u/sweetheart_demom 1d ago

bro really thinks he's Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich circa 1818

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u/H0NEY2O77 1d ago

Reminds me of the cover of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

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u/markefrody 1d ago

Now that's what I call aura farming!

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u/BigAlternative5 1d ago

Previously on "John Woo's The Count of Monte Cristo"

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u/Appropriate-Ad6130 1d ago

Two dudes taking pictures of each other. I gotta call my bff

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u/karel1407 1d ago

That is such a cool shot and frame. Very unexpected at the end of the clip

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u/atthwsm 1d ago

This is the most I’ve laughed today. Awesome

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u/Striking_Land_8388 1d ago

I dont know why I was expecting to see a fish jump out and slap him in the face

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u/katet_of_19 1d ago

As dry as Ben Shapiro's wife

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u/Pete_got_the_online 1d ago

This is a perfect post.

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u/jpl77 1d ago

This is why people are billed for Search and Rescue call outs. More countries need to make idiots pay the bill.

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u/OatmealCoffeeMix 1d ago

What in the awesome!?!

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u/No-Algae-7437 1d ago

I hope he got hazard pay

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u/Financial_Drama_9995 1d ago

He is absolutely untouchable

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u/Different-Cherry5039 1d ago

Two lads living the dream

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u/baldwinsong 1d ago

Like that painting

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u/Lupie22 1d ago

That was great!

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u/rhdtztstit 1d ago

Oh I love this sooo much!!